Sporting were mostly left to fend on the break. Fortunately for Amorim, Gyokores is a one man counter attack. When he was matched up with 19 year old debutant Jahmai Simpson-Pusey there was no stopping the dynamic Swede, a clipped finish over Ederson making amends for an altogether sloppier effort half an hour before.

Amorim, who is set to officially take over at United on November 11, still has one game left in charge of Sporting - an away match against Braga on November 10. His final home game saw Sporting secure a resounding 4-1 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League, with Gyokeres netting a hat-trick and Maximiliano Araujo also scoring.